A: 56 - One to ask, "How do you change a lightbulb?" - One to change the lightbulb - Two to share similar experiences of changing lightbulbs - Three to explain how the lightbulb could have been changed differently - Five to argue which brand of lightbulb is best - Four to caution others about the dangers of changing light bulbs - Three to point out spelling/grammar errors in other replies - Four to flame the spelling/grammar posts - Two to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" - Another three to condemn those two as anal-retentive - One more to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" - Three to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs - Two to say "Search the web for 'change light bulb'" - Two to suggest that posters read the light bulb FAQ - Three to flame the people who didn't just answer the question - One more to argue the "Give a man a fish/Teach a man to fish" approach - Two to post the "Give a man a match" joke in response - One to post about how the light bulb burning out is the result of a government/corporate/religious conspiracy - One to post that LED-based lamps are much better, so you shouldn't be using lightbulbs anyway - Two to condemn LED-based lamps as impractical, esoteric, and expensive - Two to continue nit-picking details long after everybody else has lost interest - Five to say "Didn't we go through this already last week?" - Two to post that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy - One newbie to bump the topic six months from now and start it all over again
